*Furyou Miko Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 What do people think of a Kill Team based around a Sentinel scout squadron? Is it viable? Are Support Sentinels heavy support or..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 We've talked of Kill Team a bit recently, Sentinels would definitely be a good addition to a list. As Fast Attack you could take a Scout or Armoured Sentinel squadron - each has their merits but for cost reasons it might be better to use Scout sentinels. It'd also probably be best to take a Veteran squad alongside them as the Platoon would soak up too many points, I don't have my codex to hand but I think you could get a couple of Sentinels in without having to make sacrifices on your infantry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Furyou Miko Posted November 13, 2014 Author Share Posted November 13, 2014 I was hoping to avoid using infantry actually. ^^; But it seems that there really is no way to get more than three sentinels in a Kill Team list. the closest I managed was using the Elysian list, which isn't really ideal either; Drop Sentinel squadron (elites, 112 pts) Sentinel - Heavy Bolter - Searchlight Sentinel - Heavy Flamer - Searchlight Tauros Squadron (fast attack, 85 pts) Tauros Venator - Twin-linked Lascannon - Camo Netting But, for the fluff I'm putting together, this is the best I can manage with the sentinels I want; Troops Veteran Squad - Forward Sentries - Sergeant with Bolter - Sniper - Sniper - Missile Launcher Fast Attack Scout Sentinel squadron - Autocannon - Heavy Flamer - Multilaser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffTibbetts Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 That looks super fluffy and fun. I can just imagine a forward operating recon group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilofix Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 The problem with Sentinels though is that the Opposing Heavy Weapon with Ignores Cover (Specialist) will probably blow it up quickly and you won't have many of them. Off-topic though, a whole bunch of Sentinels (Area Weapons like Plasma, Flamers or Missiles, Relentless, Move Through Cover) in Zone Mortalis is awesome. They can hide behind a corner, then pop out, fire and wipe a Squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 You must have at least 4 non-vehicle models in a Kill Team, so you'd need at a Veteran squad for a legal list. Squeezing three Sentinels in a list should enable you to do quite a bit, though you'd need to target threats quickly. This happens anyway, as single model units make for targeting special and heavy weapons easy. What specialist skills are you thinking about? A re-roll on the ML team would be worthwhile for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Furyou Miko Posted November 13, 2014 Author Share Posted November 13, 2014 Vehicles can't be Specialists either, which is a pain. Probably... Preferred Enemy on the Missile Team, Relentless on a Sniper Rifle, and Haywire on a regular Guardswoman. Preferred Enemy rather than Master-crafted because it leaves the Weapon Specialist slot open, and with 2 attacks, the missile team is probably the best hand to hand fighter in the army who's not a vehicle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 I wouldn't worry about CC, it's not a particularly big player in Kill Team and even less so with Guard. If you have a HWT you'll want it shooting as much as possible anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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